Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers sold mostly steady with instances 3.00 higher. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Several loads of reputation steers coming off of local pastures were available in the offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $123.91/cwt on 1,029 head.

Average price

$123.91

1,029 head · 815 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,009

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$5.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.02

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	734	125.54	921	185
Medium and Large 1	834	123.59	1,031	835
Medium and Large 2	637	119.67	763	9thin

One grade step is worth $5.87/cwt here — about $158 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,029 hd

123.91

—

TX average4 barns · 1,808 hd

126.93

−3.02

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,702	79.96	1,360	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,620	65.00	1,053	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,169	61.85	723	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	60.70	757	11

Every lot, as filed

54 lots · USDA AMS · Tulia Livestock Auction - Tulia, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	836	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	646	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	840	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	486	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	671	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	820	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,103	233
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	633	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	712	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	118.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	751	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	107.53/cwt	107.00–108.00	773	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	510	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	706	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	671	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	577	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	109.43/cwt	105.00–112.00	852	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	943	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	952	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	104.02/cwt	102.50–105.00	872	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	144.17/cwt	144.00–145.00	556	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	594	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	627	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	869	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	748	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	679	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	713	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	750	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	743	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	695	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	128.24/cwt	126.50–130.00	614	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	403	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	633	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	60.80/cwt	60.00–62.50	699	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	796	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,053	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	61.26/cwt	60.00–62.50	769	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	56.30/cwt	55.00–57.50	690	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	796	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	84.47/cwt	82.50–85.00	1,482	5
Bulls	—	—	1,648	75.44/cwt	75.00–77.50	1,243	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	752	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	676	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	804	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	124.88/cwt	123.00–125.25	975	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	993	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	829	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	884	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	753	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,058	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	106.71/cwt	104.00–107.50	1,025	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	123.88/cwt	118.50–127.00	1,015	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	127.36/cwt	123.00–129.50	970	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	127.65/cwt	124.50–130.50	922	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,012	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,052	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	806	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	799	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,022	7

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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